Tom Lipps, a retired Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge, was appointed to help that court. His appointment runs through April 10 but can be extended.

Lipps had already been appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court to help clear the backlog of about 80 cases, now narrowed down to about 50. Lipps will continue to work on the backlog but will also preside over Hunter’s daily docket of cases involving adoptions, foster care placement and custody issues.

“Lipps obviously has a big task with the backlog,” Hamilton County Presiding Juvenile Court Judge John Williams said Monday. “The parties are certainly anxious to get those resolved, and we don’t don’t want to slow that down.”

Lipps didn’t return calls Monday for comment.

Two other judges will share Hunter’s juvenile criminal cases, Juvenile Court Administrator Curt Kissinger said Monday. Williams and Sylvia Hendon, a former juvenile court judge and now a judge with the Cincinnati-based Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals, will handle Hunter’s criminal docket.

Williams presided over his and Hunter’s dockets on Monday. “I think things went well,” Williams said.

Neither Hunter nor her attorney returned calls on Monday.

On Friday, Hunter was indicted on eight felony charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of 13 years.

The Ohio Supreme Court immediately disqualified her – essentially suspended her with pay – until the criminal charges against her are resolved. All Ohio Common Pleas Court judges are paid $121,350 annually.

Hunter’s indictment accused her of backdating documents in her court, forgery, using county-owned credit cards to pay for filings she made in lawsuits filed against her and improperly helping her brother, who was fired from juvenile court for punching a teen inmate.

Hunter is scheduled to be in court Friday before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Michael Bachman to answer to the charges, have a bond set and be processed through the Hamilton County Justice Center, where she will be fingerprinted and have her mugshot taken. ⬛